Queen & the Mersey Tunnel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2195
Date Released
29 Jun 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen & Mersey Tunnel. DESCRIPTION: The Queen opens the new £30 million tunnel under the Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. Film too from Movietone’s archives of King George the Fifth opening the original tunnel in 1934. SHOTLIST: GV across Mersey River. GV guard of honour in front of tunnel entrance. SV pan Queen walks to dais accompanied by officer. SV guard of honour. MS Queen on dais pushes button to unveil tunnel. SV pan curtains open on tunnel. GV ditto & entrance to tunnel. SV Queen leaves dais. LV kids cheering. CU pan Queen drives off in car. LV car enters tunnel - zoom back to GV. TS through tunnel (tracking). Library - GV royal car & crowd. SV Daimler arrives with King George V & Queen Mary. GV guard of honour. SV Queen Mary inspects nurses - pan to George V inspecting guard of honour. GV crowd wave. GV George V & Queen Mary onto dais. GV TS massed crowds. SV George V about to open tunnel. SCU George V presses button to open it. GV entrance of tunnel as barriers open. SV curtains open in front of tunnel. CU royal car drives away from dais. LS royal car enters tunnel. GV massed crowds.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies
Locations
Liverpool
Card file number
97238
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
182
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Queen & the Mersey Tunnel', British Movietone News Issue No. 2195, 29 Jun 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28904 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)